Last week we saw
lots of special birds at Lake Macquarie. This week we just have one special bird. Audrey.
We first met Audrey back in 2001 when we spent a year living in a house right on the waterfront. It was a great year in many ways, and it was really when my interest in birds started. At one stage we noticed that there seemed to a pelican who looked injured. We rang the local wildlife rescue people to let them know, and they said "Oh Audrey? She's fine."
Twelve years later Audrey is still going fine. It's always such a thrill to see her.
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| Her distinctive profile is easy to spot when out for a walk |
Then we found a pelican preening out the front of our holiday accommodation. I was so excited with the reflection on an idyllic calm morning, that I only realised it was Audrey when I looked at the photos later.
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| Audrey's a bit like Nemo with her Lucky Wing |
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| To me it looks like trimming your nails with garden shears |
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| She does a great job though |
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| She's an attractive gal |
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| Swimming away all preened and looking good |
She groomed in the same spot a few times while we were there. It was great to see her up close.
The image quality improves markedly when you click on a photo and look at it with the lightbox.
Saturday Snapshot, is a wonderful weekly meme from Alyce
at home with books
17 comments:
Awww. It's always awesome to get that close to the birds. But this one is specially cool. Thanks for sharing.
I didn't realize how long pelicans can live. That's very cool to see the same bird over all that time.Here's Mine
Those birds are impressive, and I really like how you caught the reflections in the water.
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WOw, she is fabulous! I love to watch pelicans. You got some wonderful shots of her.
Amazing pictures! I love seeing the pelican reflected in the water, too. Great job capturing it!!
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Those are some great shots! Here's wishing Audrey a long life!
Amazing shots! Beautiful bird and beautiful backdrop. I have yet to see a pelican myself.
Beautiful photos! What an interesting story, too. Thanks for sharing it.
Lovely pictures and story about a beautiful bird - I love that shot with her reflection in the water. My Snapshot is at http://goo.gl/vsILU
She is gorgeous! It's great that you got to see her again. And I love that she has a name.
I wasn't interested in birds until Saturday Snapshots, now I'm looking at birds. Audrey is lovely.
What a lovely story Louise.
Your close-up shots are stunning - so clear. The reflections in the water just add to the whole effect :-)
she is a lovely bird.
Audrey looks like quite a character♫ Glad you got to know her....my SS: http://lauriekazmierczak.com/rockie-rollers-ride-again/
How remarkable to find her still well after so many years. Must have felt good.
Just amazing photos!
What an experience.. and so close to nature.
A bit envious here...
Love the photos best that include her shadow.
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